1948 Coogee state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Coogee on 8 May 1948 because of the death of Lou Cunningham (Labor).[1] The Labor candidate was his widow Catherine.[2]

Dates

Date	Event
23 March 1948	Lou Cunningham died.[1]
12 April 1948	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
20 April 1948	Nominations
8 May 1948	Polling day
4 June 1948	Return of writ

Results

1948 Coogee by-election
Saturday 8 May [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Ellis	11,047	50.65	+2.35
	Labor	Catherine Cunningham	9,896	45.37	-6.33
	Communist	Wilton Brown	717	3.29
	Independent	Clare Peters	152	0.70
Total formal votes			21,812	97.37
Informal votes			589	2.63
Turnout			22,401	87.52
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+2.35

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Coogee
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr Lucien Lawrence Cunningham (1889-1948)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
2. Green, Antony. "1948 Coogee by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
3. "Writ of election: Coogee". New South Wales Government Gazette (40). 15 April 1948. p. 889. Retrieved 18 October 2019 – via Trove.